Table 3 Factors associated with mobile phone bacterial contamination amongst health professionals (n = 226) at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, Feb–Mar 2018
Characteristics | Mobile phone contaminated | Â | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Yes (%) | No (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
Sex | Male | 115 (95.8) | 5 (4.2) | 4.1 [1.2, 15.5] | 4.1 [1.1, 15.8] | Â |
| Â | Female | 96 (89.7) | 10 (11.3) | 1 | 1 | 0.041* |
Mobile phone with | Cover | 128 (92.8) | 10 (7.2) | 1 | 1 | Â |
| Â | No cover | 85 (96.6) | 3 (3.4) | 2.2 [0.6, 8.3] | 1.8 [0.5, 7.2] | 0.409 |
Share phone with colleagues | Yes | 161 (95.3) | 8 (4.7) | 0.5 [0.2, 1.7] | Â | Â |
| Â | No | 52 (91.2) | 5 (8.7) | 1 | Â | Â |
Answer calls while attending to patients | Yes | 141(96.6) | 5 (3.4) | 1 | 1 | Â |
| Â | No | 72 (90) | 8 (10) | 0.3 [0.1, 1] | 0.4 [0.1, 1.3] | 0.129 |
Regularly clean mobile phone | Yes | 56 (87.5) | 8 (12.5) | 1 | 1 | 0.021* |
| Â | No | 157 (96.9) | 5 (3.1) | 4.5 [1.4, 14.3] | 4.1 [1.2, 13.5] | Â |
Wash hands with soap before attending to patients | Yes | 48 (90.6) | 5 (9.4) | 1 | 1 | Â |
| Â | No | 165 (95.4) | 8 (4.6) | 2.4 [0.7, 6.9] | 1.8 [0.5, 6.1] | 0.37 |